Pop Goes Your World: Gen-X vs. Millennial Pop Culture

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Episode 182: “Johnny Dangerously” (1984): Movie Review May 28, 2021

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This week, Chris and Derek go back and watch the 1984 Amy Heckerling film "Johnny Dangerously". This Gen-X comedy classic stars Michael Keaton and Marilu Henner. The guys discuss the cast, how the movie has held up after 37 years and also talk about scenes and quotes from the film. It's safe to say that Chris liked this movie significantly more than Derek did. For the trivia segment of the show, Derek asks Chris a series of trivia questions about the actor Michael Keaton.

Episode 181: Favorite 80’s Rock Songs May 21, 2021

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This week, Chris and Derek are joined by Michael Govier ("Hey, It's Enrico Pallazzo Fantasy Baseball Podcast", "Cinema 9 Podcast") to run down their personal top 5 lists of their favorite 80's rock songs. It's time to bust out the big hair and power ballads! For the trivia segment of the show, Chris has Michael sit in the hot seat and play a round of the Winners Circle on "The $100,000 Pyramid" where Michael has to guess 80s rock bands based only on the titles of their songs.

Episode 180: “Reservoir Dogs” (1992): Movie Review May 14, 2021

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This week, Chris nominated director Quentin Tarantino's 1992 debut film "Reservoir Dogs". Last episode, Derek had Chris watch "The Departed" (2006), so Chris thought "Reservoir Dogs" was a good Gen-X complement to Martin Scorsese's film. For the trivia segment of the show, Derek asks Chris questions about Best Picture Oscar nominees that have an animal in the title.

Episode 179: “The Departed” (2006): Movie Review May 07, 2021

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This week, Derek has Chris watch the 2006 Martin Scorsese Oscar-winning film, "The Departed". The guys review the film and discuss the cast, favourite scenes, box office performance and critical reception of the film. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris asks Derek several questions about Martin Scorsese including general trivia as well as a speed round of actors who have won Oscars in Scorsese films.

Episode 178: TV Shows that Deserved One More Season Apr 30, 2021

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Have you ever thought that a TV show got cancelled too early or maybe just ended a little too soon? We all know TV shows that we felt deserved one more season. Chris and Derek run down their personal top 5 lists of TV shows that they feel should have gotten one more season. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris gives Derek a TV show and the over/under on the number of seasons in its total series run. Derek simply has to guess the over/under. Easy right? Maybe not!

Episode 177: “Unstoppable” (2010): Movie Review Apr 23, 2021

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This week, Derek nominated the 2010 Tony Scott action film about a runaway train, "Unstoppable". Naturally, Chris has not seen this movie. Since the movie came out after 1989, we all know how much Chris will love it! For the trivia segment of the show, Chris gives Derek a year and a synopsis and Derek must guess the movie title. The common thread... all of the movies begin with "Un" in the title.

Episode 176: “The Cannonball Run” (1981): Movie Review Apr 16, 2021

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Chris has Derek go back and watch the 1981 Hal Needham car race movie, "The Cannonball Run". 40 years later, and the movie has some issues standing the test of time. How does it hold up? What were some memorable scenes? What about that massive cast? Where do you find a copy of this movie anymore? These questions and more are discussed by the guys this episode. For the trivia segment of the show, Derek quizzes Chris on movies with memorable car chases in them.

Episode 175: The Best Drummers of All Time Apr 09, 2021

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Yancy is back! Chris McBrien and Derek Myers are joined by the original co-host of the podcast, Yancy Eaton this week as they run down their top 5 lists of the best drummers of all time. The guys all agree that Neil Peart is the greatest drummer ever. So, they then each take turns listing their top 5 'next best' drummers. But before they get to their lists, Chris debuts his new song, "I'm the O.G.". Also, Chris has recently gotten a set of drums, so he plays them for the guys and gets their feedback. For the trivia segment of the show, they play a game called "Pokemon or Drug?'. In this game, Chris mentions a bizarre name and Yancy has to decide if it is a Pokemon or a prescription drug. It's harder than you think!

Best of Pop Goes Your World 12: Fun With Yancy/Caveman Apr 05, 2021

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Based on the positive feedback we have received in regard to the "Fun With Yancy/Fun With Caveman" segments of the podcast, we have put together a "Best of" episode containing only the final segment of the show. If you enjoy Millennial trivia, Generation-X trivia, movie facts, music quizzes, game shows or you just enjoy having fun with Millennial and Gen-X pop culture, you'll enjoy taking a trip back with Chris, Derek and Yancy as they have fun with all of these things. Included in this compilation: EPISODE 52: Oh, Canada! The Best Canadian Actors of All Time (Derek takes a seat in the Winners Circle of "The $100,000 Pyramid and must name TV shows and movies featuring Canadian actors) EPISODE 53: The Biggest Movie Disappointments Ever (Derek asks Chris trivia questions about famous box office bombs) EPISODE 54: "Interstellar": Movie Review (Chris quizzes Yancy about movie trivia pertaining to the movie "Interstellar") EPISODE 55: "The Killing Fields": Movie Review (Yancy asks Chris trivia questions about the movie "The Killing Fields")

Episode 174: “The Great Escape” (1963): Movie Review Apr 02, 2021

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Chris McBrien and Derek Myers do something a little different this week. They decided to go way back in time and watch a true movie classic. They settled on the 1963 John Sturges prisoner of war film "The Great Escape" starring Steve McQueen, Richard Attenborough, James Garner and Charles Bronson. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris quizzes Derek on movies about prisoners of war.

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